Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Holding his hand and acting coquettishly...
"This guy is clearly jealous of others' success. What a pervert."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a sense of weightlessness. It turned out that Li Daoxuan suddenly used his Qinggong to fly over the forest with her. This made Chen Qing think of the scene in her previous life.
The young man was full of vigor and could not stand much stimulation, so he took her to fly over the stacked and winding layers of tile beams. Unfortunately, his body had been affected by an unknown poison at that time, and some of his five senses would disappear from time to time, so he could not hear everything he said.
Her mind was wandering, and she subconsciously used some strength to hold the prayer flag. But when she thought of the dilapidated scene in the dilapidated temple, she suddenly felt a little disgusted. So she pinched it with two fingers and rubbed her palm on his shoulder a few times, trying to wipe off the dust stains on the prayer flag.
"Are you still afraid?" Li Daoxuan suddenly asked her.
Chen Qing paused while wiping his palms, then said a beat slower: "What?"
Li Daoxuan remained silent.
After a moment, Chen Qing suddenly realized that he was asking her if she was still afraid of the forest.
She looked into the distance and saw that the sky had darkened, a cool breeze blew on her face, and moonlight covered the tops of the clustered trees like a layer of silver frost.
"I'm not afraid anymore," she said.
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After leaving the forest, they saw a familiar building and were surprised to realize that they were in Mount Li. The familiar Chunjingtai came into view.
After the incident of the ghost banquet in the skirt tent was over, the saint, fearing that the evil creatures were not yet completely eradicated, ordered the blockade of Mount Li and ordered the disciples of Dongshan Temple to come and clean up the mess and prevent future troubles.
Therefore, the entire Mount Li is now empty, and the huge Chunjingtai stands alone in the endless darkness.
When Li Daoxuan stopped at this time, Chen Qing on his back had already lost consciousness.
He randomly picked a room, opened the door, and placed her on the couch. He then rummaged through the drawers and cabinets in the house, and finally found a tinderbox in a secret compartment.
Afraid that the flames would attract other objects, Li Daoxuan only lit two oil lamps, leaving only the flames beside Chen Qing's couch. In the dim warm light, he could see that Chen Qing was still clutching something. Li Daoxuan tried to pry it from her, but failed.
Seeing this, he simply gave up, patted the corners of his clothes and pushed the door open to leave.
When Chen Qing woke up again, it was already late at night. Her wound had been bandaged with a bandage, and the two oil lamps were on their last legs, their flames flickering.
Just as she was about to get up, she felt her body burning hot, as if she had rolled in a frying pan. Her mouth was dry, and when she opened her mouth, her throat felt sore as if it was smoking.
Chen Qing sat up in a daze, and suddenly remembered that he was holding something in his hand, so he no longer cared about looking for water.
She caught a glimpse of a few unlit oil lamps on the low cabinet, so she poured the oil from one lamp into the other two, and found a wooden stick to poke the wick. In a short while, the flames suddenly became brighter, and she also had the opportunity to look at the patterns on the prayer flags.
Suddenly remembering something, Chen Qing subconsciously glanced into the room, and indeed saw a familiar figure leaning on a low table taking a nap.
When she saw that the double braids on the back of Li Daoxuan's head had been replaced by a high bun, Chen Qing felt a sense of loss in her heart.
Earlier in the underground palace, Chen Qing had deliberately done something naughty by cutting his long braid into two small braids, and even leaving two pink bell bows at the end of his hair for fun.
I originally wanted him to go back to Chang'an with this funny braid and make a fool of himself, but I didn't expect him to realize that something was wrong and correct his hairstyle.
Shen Qing curled her lips and continued to look at the prayer flag in her hand.
As soon as I saw it, I knew something was wrong.
The prayer flags hung in ordinary temples usually have patterns that symbolize auspicious meanings, but the prayer flag in my hand is now engraved with densely packed mantras.
Chen Qing was not proficient in spells, but he could tell that a small part of the spells were used to exorcise evil spirits. Recalling the scene in the temple, Chen Qing felt that the temple was closely related to the underground palace of Baishuisha.
After a trip to the underground palace, Chen Qing was certain that the White Water Demon had been at least a relative of a third-rank official in his lifetime. Judging by his appearance, he was no more than a young man. To die at such a young age, filled with hatred, yet to become the feared White Water Demon after death, revealed just how sinister and ruthless his character must have been.
Chen Qing had a strong premonition in his heart that as long as he found out Bai Shuisha's identity in his lifetime, then the reason why he would deal with the Shen family would be cleared away.
The most urgent task is to first find out the meaning of the mantra on the prayer flag.
She decided to ask Li Daoxuan first to see if he knew these spells.
But she overestimated her body.
Just as she got off the ground, the world spun around and Chen Qing felt dizzy and dazzled. The next moment, she fell heavily to the ground with a loud bang.
No matter how soundly one sleeps, one would be woken up by the loud noise. So when Li Daoxuan opened his eyes, he saw someone fall under the bed.
He sighed, walked over, picked up the person who was covering his head, and threw him back on the couch.
"Chen Youan, you are really hard to kill." He said in a few words.
Chen Qing resisted the urge to vomit and closed her eyes to get through the dizziness. When she heard Li Daoxuan's rude voice, she subconsciously argued, "I didn't expect the couch to be so high. It's all your fault for choosing such a high couch." As soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it when she thought about asking him for help.
Li Daoxuan laughed angrily, "So I'm helping an ungrateful person."
Chen Qing pinched the prayer flag in her hand guiltily, then changed the subject and said, "Hey, help me take a look at this."
Li Daoxuan glanced at her, his expression quite intriguing. He suddenly leaned over, approached Shen Qing, and said the most provocative words in the softest tone, "You can see it if you want, but beg me."
He thought that as soon as he said this, he would get a stern look from the other party, but unexpectedly, he saw Chen Qing's expression relax, and suddenly he hugged his arm softly and said, "Li Daoxuan, please."
The voice seems to be soaked in honey, which can sweeten people's hearts.
Li Daoxuan suddenly felt a chill all over his body and goose bumps appeared.
Chen Qing was still adding fuel to the fire, "Please, please, just take a look for me, just one look is enough." After saying that, she stuffed the prayer flag into his palm without waiting for his reaction.
Li Daoxuan woke up at this time, suddenly pulled out his arm, and stepped back, wishing he could retreat ten miles in one step.
There was a sly glint in Chen Qing's eyes, and when she saw that he was holding the prayer flag firmly in his hand, she knew that she had won this round.
Li Daoxuan held the prayer flag in his hand, his expression as if he had swallowed something filthy. "I'm truly curious as to what made your spirit so weak."
Chen Qing stretched out a finger and waved it in front of his eyes, "Integrity? I'm just a fragile girl, where does the integrity you're talking about come from? Your Highness, please keep your promise and help me see."
When it comes to the safety of her family, Chen Qing never loses her temper on this matter. Moreover, she has already mastered the art of acting like a spoiled child in front of her senior brother. Now it is just a matter of acting like a spoiled child and being submissive. No matter who the target is, it does not hurt her at all.
Li Daoxuan knew that he had lost the game to her, and even though he was furious, he could only watch for her obediently.
But when he saw the mantra on the prayer flags, his face actually became a little solemn.
Seeing that his expression was not right, Chen Qing moved closer, trying to see something on the prayer flags.
Li Daoxuan suddenly said, "The art of defeating evil."
Chen Qing was stunned, "The art of defeating the enemy?"
She had heard of this technique before. If we go back ten years, to before Xiang Yao's execution, the Joseon Dynasty was teeming with sorcerers, and Daoist schools flourished. However, despite the abundance of millet, a few bad grains inevitably found their way in. Among these, the art of warding off evil rose to prominence during that time.
The art of "Yan Sheng" involves using certain spells to harm others. This includes curses that make someone widowed, lonely, or unlucky, or to bring about daily misfortune. More sinister still, it involves the art of "suppressing the soul," which involves using spells to suppress the soul, preventing it from passing on to the afterlife and trapping it in a certain place, where it suffers daily torment.
People who use this kind of spell usually have a deep hatred for their victims.
In the past, the former crown prince used this technique to harm the current crown prince's biological mother, and ended up with a tragic end of being torn into pieces by five horses.
From then on, the sage issued a strict ban, strictly prohibiting the practice of Yan Sheng among the people. Anyone found to be involved in this practice would be killed immediately along with all nine generations of the family. This shows that the sage had an extreme aversion to the practice of Yan Sheng.
Now, in a small dilapidated temple in the forest of Mount Li, the royal family's annual summer resort, such evil magic has appeared, and the tomb of Baishuisha actually extends from the foot of Chang'an City to Mount Li.
Someone actually built a tomb so unscrupulously at the feet of the emperor. Their audacity was astonishing.
Chen Qing asked, "What kind of yin-yang technique is this?"
"Soul-controlling technique."
That is to suppress the soul of a person so that he will never be reborn and will suffer torment every day.
Shen Qing really couldn't figure out what this person was doing.
If he said he hated Baishuisha, he built a mausoleum for him with such a grand scale and such powerful mechanisms; if he said he loved him, he used the art of exorcism at key positions in the tomb to suppress his soul.
But it also makes sense why Baishuisha turned into Baishuisha.
Imagine that you had an unsatisfactory life during your lifetime, and after your sudden death, someone used evil magic to suppress your soul. Your soul was confined in a small coffin, suffering from the pain of frying and torment every day, and it was difficult for you to even turn over and struggle. How could you not feel resentful?
If it were Chen Qing, she would probably have even more resentment than Bai Shuisha.
Fortunately, he became Baishuisha and broke free from the place that confined him, so he could move freely. But even so, the pain in his body did not decrease at all.
Now that he understood the function of the prayer flags, Chen Qing naturally knew which direction to go to find out.
Bai Shuisha looked young, but since he had a high status during his lifetime and died accidentally, the files concerning his death would most likely be recorded in the Dali Temple.
She only needs to look for cases involving drowning of officials of the third rank or above and their families who are around 20 years old, and Bai Shuisha's identity will soon come to light.
If Bai Shuisha's identity was revealed, then Xisangyao's identity in his lifetime would be similar. She wanted to see what kind of feud they had with the Shen family in their lifetime that would not let the Shen family go even after death.
Chen Qing raised her eyes, with uncontrollable hostility in them. Her heart was pounding, and she wished she could fly back to Chang'an City and go straight to the Dali Temple.
But she knew that the Dali Temple was not an easily accessible place for outsiders, so this matter needed to be carefully considered.
Chen Qing couldn't help but sit up slightly, wanting to take a look at the sky.
Li Daoxuan saw her movements clearly and subconsciously thought she was going to make trouble again. He took an uncontrollable step forward and asked, "What are you doing?"
Chen Qing said, "What time is it? I want to go home. Mother must be worried." She lowered her eyes slightly, feeling a little worried about her mother. She didn't know how anxious they would be.
Li Daoxuan: "It's still early, you should get some more sleep."
If it weren't for the curfew in Chang'an City, the gates behind the square were closed at dusk, and even the city gates were closed, Chen Qing would probably have returned home by now, and Li Daoxuan would not have wasted time here with her.
Although Chen Qing felt dizzy, he was not sleepy at all.
Hearing this, she lay down obediently and reached out to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan silently rolled up the prayer flag and stuffed it into his torn sleeve. "Why, you're stretching out your hand for me to comfort you? Are you afraid of the dark at such a grown-up?"
Chen Qing said angrily, "Prayer flags! Give them back to me!"
Li Daoxuan remained calm and changed the subject: "What do you want this for?"
Chen Qing said, "Of course I'll give it to my senior brother so he can deal with Bai Shuisha! What's the matter? Are you trying to take the prayer flags for yourself so you can take the credit? How shameless! If you want them, go get them yourself!"
At this moment, Li Daoxuan's face was thicker than a city wall. "The White Water Demon is no more dangerous than ordinary demons. As a disciple of Dongshan Temple, I must take it seriously. Your senior brother is busy running around to eliminate demons all day long. How can he devote his whole heart to dealing with the White Water Demon?"
"This king is different. This king has plenty of free time to deal with that thing."
Seeing that he really intended to take charge of the matter, Chen Qing was delighted, but remained calm on the surface. She pretended to be angry and said, "Shameless!" Just investigate it, and you will be honest when Xisangyao and Baishuisha come out together.
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